Google Chrome is testing a new feature in its Canary version that will allow users to monitor and optimize the performance of their browser. This new panel, which is integrated into the sidebar, now offers memory and battery management tools.
Users of Chromium often encounter performance issues. These difficulties particularly concern memory management and battery consumption. These problems are particularly present when using, for example, multiple extensions.
Google Chrome Canary is the test version of the browser. It is used before deployment on the stable version. The latter introduced a new performance panel intended to help users better understand and manage these aspects. Additionally, it offers a detailed overview of browser health.
This new performance panel allows you to monitor the “health” of Google Chrome
The performance panel, initially introduced in test version in November 2023, has since been enriched. It now includes dedicated sections like “Browser health“, “Battery saver” And “Memory saver“. These improvements provide deep insight into the browser’s impact on the system and allow users to actively manage their device resources to better performance and an increased browsing speed.
These options, previously hidden in the “More tools” menu, are now directly accessible via a dedicated menu in Chrome Canary. This change makes performance settings more visible And easy to adjust. It allows users to to take decisions illuminated for optimize their navigation without compromising the performance of their devices. At this point, it is not yet clear when this panel will be rolled out to the stable version of Chrome. However, this feature seems promising, especially for laptop users or those who are concerned about optimizing their resources.
Alongside performance innovations, Google continues toimprove security of Chromium. Faced with risks such as phishing and cookie theft, the browser is strengthening its defense mechanisms, in particular through improvements to the Safe Browsing tool which increases the speed and effectiveness of the threat detection.